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Council denies request to paint majority of former Coon Rapids Express car wash; preserves street-facing brick requirement
Summary
Council denied a design-flexibility request that would have allowed Club Car Wash to paint the building’s street-facing brick, preserving the River Rapids overlay district material standard. Planning staff had recommended flexibility; the planning commission had recommended approval.
COON RAPIDS, Minn. — The Coon Rapids City Council voted Tuesday to deny a request from Club Car Wash to paint most of the brick on the former Coon Rapids Express car wash at 2550 Coon Rapids Boulevard, upholding the River Rapids overlay district requirement that at least 30% of the street-facing facade be an approved material such as exposed brick.
Planning staff presented the applicant’s request for design flexibility and an updated proposal that would have left 20% of the north street-facing brick unpainted; staff had forwarded findings supporting approval and the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval at its…
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